# Ark. Code Ann. § 20-78-705: Patient records

> Arkansas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C78_S7_S20-78-705

## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 20-78-705
- **Heading:** Patient records
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 20 / Chapter 78 / Subchapter 7 / Section 20-78-705

## Text

(a) All institutions receiving state or federal support and with patient records containing information pertaining to participating first-time mothers shall be required to share information in those records with the Rita Rowell Hale Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation Program. (b) All participating first-time mothers shall sign an informed consent and medical records release document. Acts 1999, No. 1115, § 5.

(a) All institutions receiving state or federal support and with patient records containing information pertaining to participating first-time mothers shall be required to share information in those records with the Rita Rowell Hale Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation Program.

(b) All participating first-time mothers shall sign an informed consent and medical records release document.

Acts 1999, No. 1115, § 5.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-78-701 Legislative declaration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C78_S7_S20-78-701.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-78-702 Creation - Duties and powers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C78_S7_S20-78-702.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-78-703 Rita Rowell Hale Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation Program Advisory Council](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C78_S7_S20-78-703.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-78-704 Freedom of Information Act - Exemption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C78_S7_S20-78-704.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-78-705 Patient records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C78_S7_S20-78-705.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-78-706 Limitation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C78_S7_S20-78-706.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-78-707 Referrals - Findings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C78_S7_S20-78-707.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-78-708 Funding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C78_S7_S20-78-708.md)

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